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Dartford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dartford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates14,036Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,192 approved or refused records
1,310Refused applications
8,882 approved · 1,310 refused · 469 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Nov 2008 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning informationContact planning Solicitor enquiries and copy document requestsLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Advice and guidanceArticle 4 directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas6 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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More application records
- Decided25/00603/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate proposed loft conversion to include a dormer to rear with roof light window on front elevation
29 Walnut Tree Avenue Wilmington Kent DA1 1LJ
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/00604/FUL
Erection of link building over pool stairwell (Retrospective)
Court Wood House New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LT
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/00605/PMA
Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether prior approval is required for change of use of first and second floor, loft space and part ground floor offices from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to create dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide eight residential flats
4 - 8 Hythe Street Dartford Kent DA1 1BX
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/00606/TPO
Removal of nine conifer trees within the front garden subject to Tree Preservation Order No.3, 1979
28 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00607/CDNA
Submission of details relating to details of materials, landscaping scheme and boundary treatments and enclosures (Conditions 3, 6 and 7) pursuant to Planning Permission DA/23/01086/FUL for the erection of new 3 bedroom dwelling with 2 parking spaces, demolition of existing garage
39 Eton Way Dartford Kent DA1 5HL
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00608/FUL
Conversion of garage into a habitable room, addition of a porch area and removal/replacement of first floor balcony door with a window
15 Spring Vale Greenhithe Kent DA9 9HA
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00609/PDE
Determination pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 1 (Class A.1 (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the erection of a single storey rear extension
25 Oakfield Park Road Wilmington Kent DA1 2SR
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00611/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single-storey detached rear outbuilding
8 Heather Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3LE
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00612/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use from C3 (a) to C3 (b)
2 Woodside Cottages Darenth Wood Road Darenth Kent DA2 8AB
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00613/FUL
Loft conversion into a habitable space incorporating change of roof line, a rear dormer and hip to gable flank wall extension, and a roof light to front slope
36 Roseberry Gardens Dartford Kent DA1 2NX
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00614/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, including rooflights in front roof slope, and removal of chimney
193 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00615/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension
44 Church Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0HF
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00617/LDC
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed alterations to the roof, including a hip-to-gable conversion and the provision of a rear dormer with Juliette balcony, and two roof lights to the front roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
23 Watling Street Dartford Kent DA1 1RP
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00618/FUL
Erection of a composite, modular garden room to the rear corner of the garden (Retrospective)
6 Peacock Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9YE
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00619/FUL
Provision of a rear dormer to roof slope at 2nd floor level in connection with providing additional rooms at 2nd floor level
6 Waylen Gardens Dartford Kent DA1 5GJ
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00623/OBB
Re-Consultation of demolition of rear and side conservatories. New single storey rear extension with roof terrace. New part single storey part two front extension and porch. First floor side extension. Internal changes. New double garage within Sevenoaks District Council
The Beams Puddledock Lane Wilmington Kent
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00624/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
41 Ash Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RL
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00625/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
25 Norfield Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7NY
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00627/ADV
Display of two non-illuminated freestanding signs
Malt House Farm Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DX
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00629/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension with demolition of garage
59 St Johns Road Dartford Kent DA2 6BE
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00630/COU
Change of use of Coach House from Office Use (Class E(g)(i)) to residential use, ancillary to Ingress Abbey
Ingress Abbey Prioress Crescent Greenhithe Kent DA9 9UR
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00631/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal works related to Change of use of Coach House from office use (Class E(g)(i)) to residential use, ancillary to Ingress Abbey
Ingress Abbey Prioress Crescent Greenhithe Kent DA9 9UR
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00632/LDC
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion to include three dormers and two rooflights to the front roof slope
228 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3EY
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00633/PDE
Determination pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 1 (Class A.1 (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the erection of a single storey rear extension
228 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3EY
Received 6 Jun 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Dartford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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